Faezeh Abdipour

Additional Name(s): فائزه عبدی‌ پور

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/22/2022

Date of Release: January/5/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Faezeh Abdipour

Extra Bio Info:

Faezeh Abdipour was detained in relation to her religious association and activity.

On November 22, 2022, authorities arrested Abdipour in Gorgan under unclear circumstances. Her arrest came amid a crackdown on civil society since the outbreak of nationwide protests. Abdipour had been known for discussing the situation of Gonabadi Sufis in Iran with media outlets and human rights organizations.

On January 5 2023, Abdipour was reportedly released on bail.

Abdipour had been previously arrested for visiting a Gonabadi Sufi activist in the hospital in 2017.

Abdipour is married to FoRB prisoner Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam

Related Cases: Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam

Sources:

Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"فائزه عبدی پور با تودیع قرار آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Two Gonabadi Dervishes Arrested in Karaj and Gorgan" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Living Under Suppression: The Situation of Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran" Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
"Rejection of Detained Iranian Journalist's Pandemic Release Requests Upsets Wife" Voice of America (VOA)
"Formerly Imprisoned Lawyer and Religious Minority Activist Expelled From University Without Explanation" Center for Human Rights in Iran